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Paris, France: Vuibert & Nony. Very Good+. ca. 1905. Second Edition. Hardcover. No date: Text narrative continues to 1905. Clean green pictorial covers, heavily decorated with gilt. All edges gilt. Text tight, clean & intact. Numerous photo and engraved illustrations. French text. ; Engravings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 442 pages .
The Battle of Chatillon, "A Graphic History of the Second Corps Aeronautical School by Lt. Donald B. Wurzburg - 1919
by Lt. Donald B. Wurzburg
The Battle of Chatillon, "A Graphic History of the Second Corps Aeronautical School
by Lt. Donald B. Wurzburg
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Grand Rapids, MI: Dean-Hicks Co., 1919. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Yearbook-like history of this famous overseas aviator training base in France, World War One. Blue cloth cover, embossed with title and a diving DH-4 in the clouds. Heavily illus with photos of base activities, rosters with home addresses. A case of these, brand new, was discovered in the publishers warehouse in the 1970s. I acquired 10 of them and this is one that came back to me in a collection purchase. Very rare book, seldom seen..
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- Place of Publication Grand Rapids, MI
- Date Published 1919
- Keywords WWI aviation, 2nd Corp Aviation
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LA NAVIGATION AERIENNE Histoire Documentaire Et Anecdotique
by Lecornu, J.
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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The Rocket Book
by Newell, Peter
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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By Peter Newell, author of "The Hole Book". The Rocket Book, Harper & Brothers Stated October, 1912 First Printing. USED. GOOD+ CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET INCLUDED. 7 1/8 X 8 7/8. Seller's Note: Sadly, (no one is sadder than me) the Front paper paste-down label has been removed from cover. Minor corner-bumps. No titling on spine if printed there originally. Pages are all present, in nice shape, and affixed to binding. HOLE-DRILLED straight through the book. RARE IN THIS FIRST PRINTING.
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Yukon Wings
by Cameron, Robert B.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Calgary: Frontenac House 978-1-897181-62-1 [978-1-897181-62-1] 2012, 2nd printing. (4to) 353pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Map endpapers, black & white and color photographs, list of airlines, cast of major characters, notes, indices. Locale: Yukon. (Transportation, Aircraft--Civil, Bush Pilots).
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OKB Tupolev; A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft
by Gordon, Yefim (With Vladimir Rigmant.)
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Hinckley: Midland Publishing 978-1-85780-214-6 [978-1-85780-214-6] 2005. (4to) 368pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Black & white and color photographs and illustrations. Locale: Russia. (Military, Military Aircraft--Russia, OkB Tupolev, Tupolev aircraft).
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Record Flights
by Chamberlin, Clarence D.
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Granville, New York, United States
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Philadelphia: Dorrance and Company, 1928. Signed. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Philadelphia: Dorrance and Company, 1928, second printing, in the same month as the first - March, 1928. 8vo., 286pp., illustrated with b/w plates. Red linen cloth with gilt spine and cover titles. Inscribed on two occasions by the author; first, on frontis photo: "To Charles Ernstberger, Jr., Clarence D. Chamberlin." Second, on front pastedown: "To Mary L. Zagoreos, with best wishes, Clarence D. Chamberlin, Aug 12th, 1961." Two weeks after Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight, aviator Clarence Chamberlin flew non-stop from New York to Germany, carry the first transatlantic passenger exceeding Lindbergh's record by 300 miles. Light wear at the heel and tips, mild fade area on spine. Very good, bright, attractive copy. New York Times obituary of Chamberlin laid in. . Signed by Author. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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THE RESISTANCE OF THE AIR AND AVIATION: EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED AT THE
by EIFFEL, G.
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1913. EIFFEL, G., transl. Jerome C. HUNSAKER. THE RESISTANCE OF THE AIR AND AVIATION: EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED AT THE CHAMP-DE-MARS LABORATORY. London: Constable & Co./Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1913. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. xvi + 242 pp. 4to., red cloth sunned to brown at spine, stamped in gilt and blind. Cloth soiled, corners bumped. B/w photo reproductions, diagrams in the text; large folding b/w charts at rear. A few of the charts have pencil notations. Binding sound and text clean, complete.
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Naval Air Pilot : Mexico - Corrected to May 1, 1933 - Notice to Aviators, No. 9, 1933
by Hydrographic Office under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1933. Very Good condition. Light edge wear. SEE PHOTOS. Square and tight. A few pages have dog-eared corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Softcover. 5.75" wide by 9" tall. Illustrated with photos of landing fields and numerous maps in color, a few folding. Detailed guide to air routes, distances, air traffic rules, airstrips, sea plane anchorages and landing fields in Mexico. Hydrographic Office Publication No. 193. Index. Bound in the original green wraps, stamped in black.. First printing of 1933 Revised Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. v, 95pp.
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For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey Of A Mercury Astronaut.
by CARPENTER, Scott and Kris Stoever
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2003. Signed by Scott Carpenter and Kris Stoever on the colophon. First Limited edition / First printing. Navy leather. Very fine. Certificate of Authenticity laid in. Carpenter was one of the original Mercury 7, and our fourth man in space. Carpenter went on to be an Aquanaut for the SeaLab Project. He was the author of two science fiction novels. Kris Stoever is Carpenter's daughter.
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The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds.
by [Astronaut Signature] Mitchell, Edgar with Williams, Dwight.
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Langley, Washington, United States
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New York:: Putnam,, 1996.. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. Inscribed by astronaut Mitchell on the half-title page. Apollo 14 astronaut Mitchell offers a vision in which technology and intuition are harmonized in pursuit of a more advanced consciousness. When Mitchell was hurtling back to earth after walking on the moon in 1971, he had a profound sense that all things are interconnected and that the universe is an intelligent process with which we need to link up. We hear how Mitchell began a career as a fighter pilot in the years following WW II, switched to NASA with the hope of being part of the new space program, and came to know the legendary Wernher von Braun, whom he believes was a true visionary rather than a Nazi opportunist. Mitchell tells how, while returning to earth, he carried out a private ESP experiment that seemed to yield positive results. Subsequently, he founded the Institute of Noetic Sciences, in order to test paranormal…
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The Lockheed Twins; The Commercial and Military Use of the Lockheed 10 Electra, 12, 14, Hudson, Lodestar, Learstar, Pv-1 Ventura, Pv-2 Harpoon, Saturn and Conversions Plus Preserved and Civil P-38 / F-5 Lightning and P2v Neptune
by Marson, Peter J.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Tonbridge: Air-Britain [0-85130-284-X] 2001. (4to) 594pp. Very good plus, no dust jacket. Photographs, tables, registration numbers, appendices, bibliography. A tear at the foot of the spine. (Transportation, Lockheed Aircraft).
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THE BATTLE OF EASTLEIGH
by Bolle, Frederick N
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Octavo (8 1/2 X 10 1/2 inches) New York: United States Naval Air Force, 1918. First Edition. oblong format, 144 pages illustrated with black and white halftone photographs, and a map, original gray cloth, hardcover, good condition (lower right corner of front cover slightly bumped, minor shelf wear to lower spine, not affecting contents which are clean and complete).This is a unit history, with many photos of the Eastleigh U. S. Navy repair base in England during World War I; its officers and men. There are many photos of early military aircraft, and an essay on "Liberty Twelves" and "DeHavilands."
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Sky High: The Story of Aviation
by Hodgins, Eric ; F[rederick] Alexander Magoun
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Newark, New Jersey, United States
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 8vo. xx, 338 pp. Bound in full red cloth, title and decoration stamped in black on cover and spine, in illustrated dust jacket. Black and white frontispiece and illustrations throughout. Includes index. Hodgins would later write the novel Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House and its sequel Blandings' Way. Near Fine, minor age-toning to pages, otherwise clean, hinges tight, binding bright and clean, faintest of rubbing to bottom edge, in Very Good+ dust jacket with age-darkening to spine, rubbing and chipping to extremities, light soiling. Beautiful copy.
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TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF FLIGHT IN AMERICA: A Bicentennial Survey
by Emme, Eugene M. (editor)
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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San Diego, California: American Astronautical Society (AAS), 1981. xvi, 310 pages. Third printing of Volume 1 in the AAS History Series, that was first published in 1977. Laid in is a handwritten note from Gene Emme to NASA archivist Lee Saegesser, with whom Emme had worked closely for years in the NASA History Office. Emme was NASA's first official historian and the founder of the NASA History Office. Through national meetings, technical meetings, symposia and publications, the American Astronautical Society has provided the perspectives and expertise of the leading American space professionals in advancing all space activities. In this book 13 of those professionals provide important perspectives on the history of flight in the U. S. just after the opening of the National Air and Space Museum. The book offered here is from the personal collection of Lee Saegesser, NASA's chief archivist for 30 years. The book is in very good condition: clean, bright, and tight, with just a hint of…
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Some Milestones in Aviation
by W. E. Johns
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Oak Point, Texas, United States
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John Hamilton, London, England, No date. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo - over 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" tall. 232 pp. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Spine caps are fraying. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 pound. Category: Aviation; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001321. .
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Pan American's Pacific Pioneers: The Rest of the Story A Pictorial History of Pan Am's Pacific First Flights 1935-1946
by Jon E. Krupnick
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Missoula, 2000, Fine Hardcover / Near Fine Dustjacket, 696 pages, 9.5" x 12.25", slight edgewear on dustjacket, otherwise clean and tight. Cover art by Bob Jenny.
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Fatigue of Aircraft Structures
by Grover, Horace J
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LOrignal, Ontario, Canada
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Research and Technology, Naval Air Systems Command, Department of the Navy, U.S.A., 1966. First Edition. Softcover. Fine/--. 9 x 6 x 1. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book FINE/ Covers NEAR FINE. NEVER OPENED. Covers are light blue, lettering black, Dept. of the Navy Air Systems Command logo on front. Spine is sunned so that the light blue is now grey but the black text of title is clear, spine has a few minor wrinkles, perhaps from age acting on the glue. The front and back covers are flat, clean, bright, no rips, very slightly bent corners, no spine creases, a bit of sunning around all edges. Spine is slightly rounded instead of sharply right angled. Pages edges very slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, flat. One page dog eared about 1/2 inch, restored flat. Book is unread but may have gently fallen causing it to be slightly over-opened at page 14-15 but spine is not exposed and binding is not broken. No loose or missing…
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An Administrative History of NASA, 1958-1963
by Rosholt, Robert L
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1966. NASA Press Release no: 66-158 laid in, an announcement for the publication of this book. Book is Near Fine, faint rub to rear board, from the library of James H. Capshew, Historian for the National Park Service "Man in Space" program, his signature front end page. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Large 8vo. Review Copy.
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NASA Sounding Rockets, 1958-1968 : A Historical Summary
by Corliss, William R
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1971. Near Fine, small tear to wraps at head of spine, and SCARCE in collectible condition. NASA SP-4401. First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Large 8vo.
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Isla de pinos centro de aviacion por gabriel camps segunda edicion 1928 descripcion y relatos sobre la isla de pinos cuba
by Gabriel camps
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miami, Florida, United States
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Isla de pinos centro de aviacion por gabriel camps segunda edicion 1928 descripcion y relatos sobre la isla de pinos cuba.
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The Challenging Skies: The Colorful Story of Aviation's Most Exciting Years 1919-39
by Roseberry, C.R
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Shawnee, Kansas, United States
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This Book is a great background and historical publication of the colorful years of Aviation. This Book is in really Good condition despite the Dust Jacket. Dust Jacket could be removed to reveal to sky blue underlying covers. This is a great piece of work by Author C.R. Roseberry with many interesting true stories about aviation. Book has 533 pages and over 300 historical photographs from the time period covered.
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